Deputy Reports

Monday, July 18, a bench was stolen on Indianwood Road. *** Tuesday, July 19, mailboxes were damaged on Hi Dale. Family trouble on Willow Court. Family trouble and warrant arrest on Paul Boulevard. *** Wednesday, July 20, customer trouble and voluntary committal at Orion Sports Bar on Lapeer Road. Home invasion on Clarkston Road. A […]

Fire Call

Monday, July 18 8:51 a.m.-A vehicle was leaking gas on Long Meadow Lane. Station #2 responded. 10:51 a.m.-A driver called to say he hit wires near the beach area at Bald Mountain Recreation Area on M-24. Station #2 responded. 6:48 p.m.-A woman on Oakland was having a stroke. Station #1 responded. Tuesday, July 19 9:14 […]

Disturbed man found walking with BB gun

The Oakland County Sheriff’s Department responded to a call on July 20 of a mentally disturbed subject at the Orion Lake Mobile Park off Brown Road. Deputies arrived at about 1:30 a.m., and found a mentally disturbed man walking around the mobile home park with a long gun. Auburn Hills officers assisted the officers from […]

See friends on ONTV

Orion Neighborhood TeleVision has a new program called Lunch at CJ’s. Hosts Kathy Wieland and Ed Peters will talk informally (about five minutes) with local people and business people at CJ’s Village Cafe on Flint Street in downtown Lake Orion. The goal of the show is to help the community get to know and identify […]

Closing for block parties

Two requests for temporary street closures were recently Ok’d by Orion Township trustees. The first temporary closure will be Bald Mountain Road, north of Pinnacle Drive, in the Hi-Hill Subdivision. The road will be closed July 30, for a block party. Also closing for a block party will be Trailway Court and 908-920 Ridgeview Circle, […]

Union Church work moves forward

Interior demolition will be starting soon at Union Church, and the township is looking for volunteers. Orion trustees approved a request from the Union Church Governing Board to begin the demolition, with the conditions that no dumpster will be in the alley (alley must be kept clear of debris/vehicles and usable at all times), and […]

SMART credits go to NOTA

Orion Township will use an allocation received from SMART for the 2006 Municipal Credit program to go towards the North Oakland Transportation Authority (NOTA). The credit amount is $28,896. This funding for NOTA will reduce the amount the township takes from the general fund.

DDA director ready for new challenge

It’s only been a few months, but Katie Zimmer’s new office is filled with plans for upcoming events such as Dog Days of August and Main Street Mingle in September. Zimmer was hired as Lake Orion’s Downtown Development Authority director in April. Her new job includes bringing new businesses to the village, community and event […]

Development company seeks rezoning for Silverbell/Giddings Roads property

It doesn’t have any clients for it yet, but the Bingham Farms-based development company Burton-Katzman hopes to get a rezoning for several acres of property near Silverbell and Giddings Roads. The land, located near the GM Orion Assembly Plant on the northwest corner of Silverbell and Giddings, is currently zoned in three different classifications; part […]

5 run for village council

Two current Lake Orion Village Council members Tom Albert and Harry Stephen did not take out nominating petitions for four vacant seats in this year’s general election. Their terms are up this year. On the ballot for the Sept. 13 election will be incumbents Bill Siver of East Shadbolt Street and John Ranville of East […]